BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Bruins made the Winter Classic live up to its hype with a thrilling comeback at Fenway Park, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Marco Sturm’s overtime goal.
Mark Recchi, a former Flyer, had tied the game with 2:18 left in the third period Friday, ending goalie Michael Leighton’s shutout streak of more than 150 minutes. Then Sturm connected 1:57 into overtime on a pass from Patrice Bergeron.
Teammates poured off the bench and gold-and-black clad Bruins fans roared with excitement. The Flyers waited patiently on the ice to shake hands with the team that had just captured the game in the waning moments.
Until the rally, the only goal was Danny Syvret’s first of his NHL career, at 4:42 of the second period.
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